Match book



April 6, 1965 P. MARACH 3,

MATCH BOOK Filed May 29, 1963 IN VEN TOR Paul NARACH PA TE N 7' A6!United States Patent 3,176,835 MATCH BOOK Paul Marach, 6361 MarquetteSt., Montreal, Quebec, Canada Filed May 29, 1963, Ser. No. 284,158 2Claims. (Cl. 206-29) The present invention relates to a match book andhas for its main object the provision of a match book which is adaptedto be removably secured to a cigarette pack of standard constructionwithout in any way altering the construction of aid cigarette pack, suchas to form a com bined cigarette pack and match book which can be easilyinserted and carried in ones pocket.

Another object of the present invention resides in the provision of amatch book of the character described, which can be easily aflixed toany surface, such as the dashboard of an automobile, an ashtray, or thelike.

An important object of the invention resides in the provision of a matchbook in which the matches are completely enclosed and cannot be ignitedby a flying spark, whereby the match book is very safe to use.

Yet another important object of the present invention resides in theprovision of a match book of the character described, in which the tailends of the matches are disposed in staggered relationship, so that eachmatch may be easily pulled off the match book to remove the same andWithout dislodging the remaining matches.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention willbecome more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring tothe drawings, in which:

FTGURE 1 is a perspective View of the match book of the presentinvention, attached to a standard cigarette pack which is partiallyshown;

FEGURE 2 is a crossection of the cigarette pack and end elevation of thematch book, the section being taken along line 2-2 of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 3 is a longitudinal section of the assembled match book andcigarette pack and taken along line 3-3 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of the top of the inner member defining thehousing of the match book;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the bottom of the outer member defining thehousing of the match book;

FIGURE 6 is an end elevation of the match book showing the side flangesin folded back position, which is the condition in which the match bookis sold; and

FIGURE 7 shows an end elevation of the match book with the side flangesoutwardly bent, with the match book shown adhered to a support surface.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which like referencecharacters indicate like elements throughout, the match book inaccordance with the present invention comprises an inner housing member1, an outer housing member 2, and a plurality of individual matches 3,all these elements being preferably made of cardboard material.

Inner housing member 1 has, in blank form, the shape shown in FEGURE 4;it comprises a generally rectangular piece of sheet material providedwith two spaced longitudinally extending, parallel score lines 4defining a web part 5 and side flanges 6; the ends of said side flanges6 are preferably bevelled, as shown at 7.

The marginal end portions of the top face of web part 5 are coated witha layer 8 of pressure adhesive.

Outer member 2 consists also of a sheet of cardboard material ofelongated shape and provided with two spaced, parallel, longitudinallyextending score lines 9 defining between themselves a web part 10 and,on the outside thereof, side flanges 11 which have end bevelled edges 12and which are provided in the center thereof with a V- shaped notch 13,the apex of which coincides with the associated score line 9.

The underface of the end marginal portions of the web part 1% are coatedwith a layer of pressure adhesive 14. Each housing member 1 and 2 isfolded about its score lines 4 and 9 respectively so as to form a memberof U-shaped cross-section; the inner member 1 is nested within the outermember 2 with the side flanges of both members in contact and adheredcondition, there being an intermediate layer of glue 15 between saidpair of side flanges.

The two web parts 5 and 1d are spaced one from the other to define aspace or housing, together with the side flanges, which is open at bothends thereof, as shown by openings 16. This housing receives the matches3.

As shown in FIGURE 3, the matches 3 are preferably disposed in twogroups of two rows each. The head or ignitable end 3' of the matches ofthe two groups faces each other within the center part of the housing,while the tail end-3" of the two groups protrudes outwardly from thehousing at both ends thereof through'the openings 16.

The matches of each row are disposed side by side in a substantiallycommon plane, but are completely separate from each other. The matchesof the outer row are staggered with respect to the matches of the innerrow, such that the tail end 3" of the matches of the outer row protrudesoutwardly from the tail end of the matches of the inner row.

The matches are maintained in position within the housing in thefollowing manner:

The matches of the upper row removably adhere to the layer 14 ofpressure adhesive on the inside face of the outer housing member 2,while the matches of the inner row removably adhere to the layer ofpressure adhesive 8 on the top face of the inner housing member 1. Thedepth of the housing in the central part thereof is greater than itsdepth in the zone of openings 16 in order to accommodate the head ends 3of the matches 3. This is ob tained by slightly longitudinally foldingthe Web 10 of the outer housing member 2 and fitting the same over theinner housing member 1; thus, the edges of the V-shaped notches 14 ofthe side flanges 11 are brought together.

The. bottom face of the inner housing member 1 is preferably completelycovered with a layer of pressure adhesive 17. The match book is furtherprovided with a match igniting strip 13, which is preferably positionedto adhere to the outside face of a side flange 11 of the outer housingmember 2 as shown in FIGURE 1, said strip 18 extending across the slitprovided by the edges of the notch 13.

The customer will buy the match book in the condition shown in FTGURE 6with the side flanges 6, 11 folded back about score lines 4- and 9against the inner face of the inner housing member 1. The side wings orflanges 6, 1 1 are held in this position due to the adhesion provided bythe layer of pressure adhesive 17. The user simply opens up the sideflanges 6, 11, and the match book can be fitted with web part 5 over theedge face 20 of a standard cigarette pack 21 and With the inside facesof the side flanges 6 overlying the main faces 22 of the cigarette pack.

The match book is removably adhered to the cigarette pack due to thepresence of the layer of pressure adhesive 17 The distance separatingthe side flanges 6 is approximately equal to the width of the edge face20 of the cigarette pack 21, said Width being standard for 'hard packsof 20 and 25 cigarettes.

The match book can also be removably aflixed to any soft type cigarettepack by changing its dimensions, if necessary.

One can also afiix in a removable manner the match book in accordancewith the invention to any underlying surface 23, as shown in FIGURE 7.The side wings provided by the flanges 6 and 11 are just tfoldedoutwardly and adhered to surface 23 by means of adhesive.

If matches still remain after emptying of the cigarette pack "associatedtherewith, the match book can be removed therefrom and affixed to a newfull cigarette pack.

While a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present inventionhas been illustrated and described, it is understood that variousmodifications have been resorted to without departing from the spiritand scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:'

1. A match book adapted to be secured to a cigarette pack, having a pairof main faces and an end face, comprising inner and outer housingmembers of sheet material and of U-shaped cross-section to form a webportion and side flanges, said housing members nested one within theother with said side flanges in direct and adhered contact and withtheir web portions spaced from each other to define a housing opening tothe exterior at both ends thereof, the web portion of said outer housingmember consisting of two mutually-inclined parts and having its apex inthe central plane transverse to said housing, and a group of matchesinserted through each opening, each match having a tail end portionprotruding outwardly from the associated opening with the ignitable endsof the matches of the two groups in adjacent relation in the middle zoneof said housing, said middle zone having to removably attach saidmatches in said position in said housing, said match book, when insecured position on said cigarette pack, having the web of said innerhousing member overlying said edge face, and said side flanges overlyingsaid main faces in pack embrasive relation, means to secure said matchbook to said pack, and a match igniting strip secured to the outside ofsaid outer housing member.

2. A match book as claimed in claim 1, wherein the matches of each groupare disposed in superposed rows, the tail end of the matches of anoverlying row protruding outwardly relative to the tail ends of thematches of an underlying row.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 953,318 3/10Campus 206-48 1,020,357 3/ 12 Kiso 206-29 1,227,159 5/17 Lamberson 206481,351,242 8/20 Graham 20648 1,496,474 6/24 Lloyd 206-38 2,323,342 7/43McManus et a1. 20629 2,907,453 10/59 Weiss 206-48 FOREIGN PATENTS276,179 8/27 Great Britain. 1,137,137 1/57 France.

THERON E. CONDON, Primary Exan'tiner.

1. A MATCH BOOK ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A CIGARETTE PACK, HAVING A PAIROF MAIN FACES AND AN END FACE, COMPRISING INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGMEMBERS OF SHEET MATERIAL AND OF U-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION TO FORM A WEBPORTION AND SIDE FLANGES, SAID HOUSING MEMBERS NESTED ONW WITHIN THEOTHER WITH SAID SIDE FLANGES IN DIRECT AND ADHERED CONTACT AND WITHTHEIR WEB PORTIONS SPACED FROM EACH OTHER TO DEFINE A HOUSING OPENING TOTHE EXTERIOR AT BOTH ENDS THEREOF, THE WEB PORTION OF SAID OUTER HOUSINGMEMBER CONSISTING OF TWO MUTUALLY-INCLINED PARTS AND HAVING ITS APEX INTHE CENTRAL PLANE TRANSVERSE TO SAID HOUSING, AND A GROUP OF MATCHESINSERTED THROUGH EACH OPENING, EACH MATCH HAVING A TAIL END PORTIONPROTRUDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE ASSOCIATED OPENING WITH THE IGNITABLE ENDSOF THE MATCHES OF THE TWO GROUPS IN ADJACENT RELATION IN THE MIDDLE ZONEOF SAID HOUSING, SAID MIDDLE ZONE HAVING A GREATER DEPTH THAN THE ZONESOF SAID OPENINGS, MEANS